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Pentagon can boost pay for separated families to $400 — but hasn’t
Despite Congress authorizing the increase, the Pentagon is treating it as optional amid an ongoing compensation study.
Chief Bass talks future pay raises, flexible housing stipends
Leaders hope to give noncommissioned officers a pay raise and change how the military calculates benefits like housing stipends.
Veterans of US atomic age deserve compensation
Many veterans of U.S. nuclear tests suffered their own illnesses and ailments.
By Francis Lincoln Grahlfs
Veterans disability claims backlog expected to grow in coming months
The number of cases pending for more than four months rose to more than 215,000 this week.
Skepticism surrounds VA promise to draw down backlog of compensation and pension exams
Department officials have nearly 360,000 unfinished medical exams right now, about three times the pre-pandemic total.
Is the military paying troops too much? Yes and no, study finds
The military is paying troops more than it originally intended to, but that might be a good thing, according to Rand Corp.
VA moving ahead with plans to outsource all compensation and pension exams
Lawmakers raised concerns about plans to move all of the medical exams to contractors.
When retirement is more valuable than disability compensation
Payments under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act are generally higher, but some disability recipients may get more out of switching to the retirement benefit program.
By Jessie Bur
Securing benefits and protecting veterans during COVID-19
The Veterans Benefits Administration is working to continue service for veterans as safely as possible, says the author of this commentary.
By Dr. Paul Lawrence